A Universal Language / The Power of Kindness / School Calendar.

There is something
that brings people
together,
even with little understanding
of each other.

There is a Universal Language
that speaks to our Hearts.
.
It is
a Language we
can all
feel,
even without words.

It is
our way of understanding Life, 
our way of communicating our
sensitivity,
and the Pathway
to being Grateful
for all we are,
all we will ever
be.

My Dear Friends,
the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts.
The Language of 
Loving actions,
is so much more
than mere words
to describe them.
.
Kindness is
therapy
for the Giver.
One benefit of Kindness,
is that the Love
spreads both ways.

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A little piece of each of us
dies
with the passing of those
who have shaped who we are.

Be
Eternally Grateful for the Treasure
of all of those moments.
Be Grateful
for what God has done
for all of us.
.
 He
has made our Lives
to Sing.

We can
experience True Happiness
in Life.
.
Life
can become so surreal
again.
.
To be Truly Happy,
remember
that you are
Loved and Cherished.

Having a good
Heart
is a better choice.

Treat others in Life,
with the Compassion
you desire.
Even small acts of Kindness
can become Life changing
for others.
.
So
spread Happiness,
even when you feel
unhappy.

The more we give,
the more we receive,
and the more God will give
to us.
“It is More Blessed to Give
than to Receive.”
– Acts 20:35
.
The more we give,
the more we become a part of
another person.

Love
will eventually flow
to the recipient of our giving.
When we give,
we will see ourselves in them,
and be able to Love them
as ourselves.
.
Kindness is the
Key.
.
.Your Compassion
speaks to the Hearts
of others
in ways that words
never could.

Rays of Hope
are deeply felt
when your Heart is shinning
and reaching
out.
.
 We are Truly
all
Brothers and Sisters,
seeds from the same
Tree of Life.
And,
we are going to wake
from this Dream
of Living.

Let us add
Poetry
to our Beautiful Nature.

Our World 
is a perfect Portrait
of Heavenly Nature,
with blooming Flowers,
flying Birds,
picturesque views of enchanting Beauty,
which cradle the
Heart.

Life
can be restored
from darkness to Light
and start bearing Fruit.
.
There is a meaning
in this moment,
if
we Trust in
the Lord.

There is
in every moment,
traces of dark in the Light,
traces of the Light in the dark,
pushing into a Time of termination,
and unfolding towards
the inner, center Circle
of Life.

Sometimes
the weight of Life
is placed on the wings
of a Song.

PEACE makes all things possible.
HOPE makes all things work.
LOVE makes all things Beautiful.

Listen
to your Divine Voice.
Feel
the Euphoria in the depths
of your Heart.

Your Life,
your Love,
is needed, valued, wanted
and cherished.

Healing
is like the Song
the Soul sings.
You
are transported
to distant Dimensions,
as your Soul dances
with the Energy of the Divine.

 Love
causes one to become
in tune with the Heart
and to let the Harmony
flow to all levels
and connect the mind, body 
and Soul.
.
In coming to know
that
God is Love,
your Heart
speaks to this moment,
and all the good
that is to come.

You
feel connected Spiritually
to the Creator
and to yourself,
deeper
than you have ever
been.

Love
lets the Song
in your Soul
sing.
Love is absolutely
Beautiful.
.
  It lets the Heart
overflow
with Joy, Peace and Serenity.

Love
is always listening
to a Heavenly Melody.
It is mesmerizing,
calming and gentle
and at the same time,
so very Beautiful.

Humanity
is awakening to the power
of Prayer
in Healing.

Life is hectic,
with little Time
to breathe deeply.
Few are the moments
when we can Truly
rest.
.
The stressful pace of the World
disappears,
and tranquil moments begin
when we immerse ourselves
in reflection and 
Prayer.

The melody
of each moment
is very enchanting, very serene,
when we feel at Home.

Thank God
for creating a moment
where you can rest
and take a breath,
and find comfort as well.

Pray,
and wash away
your worries and your fears.
Calm your mind.
Tomorrow is a new
and another Day.

Sleep is rest for the body,
meditation is rest for the Soul..
.
Sleep like a Baby.
You
are God’s Child.

Goodnight.

The power of kindness:
why being nice benefits us all

by Calvin Holbrook

From boosting your mood to lowering stress, the power of Kindness is real. In fact, science shows the benefits of being kind are greater for the giver than the receiver. So, as Calvin Holbrook suggests, help others and help yourself, too.

 Can you remember the last time a stranger was kind to you? Maybe someone held a door open or offered you help with directions in the street? Or, perhaps you can recall the last time you helped somebody. After recently carrying out a few altruistic acts myself, I wanted to find out more about the power and benefits of Kindness. 

Just before Christmas I passed a homeless man sitting outside a London Tube station. Coming out of a nearby coffee shop after paying almost £3 for a flat white, I couldn’t justify spending that on a hot drink while he was sat with nothing. I started a conversation to find out how he was doing and he was thankful when I offered him some change and a banana. However, he seemed most grateful when I simply asked him what his name was. When I got up to leave, he looked directly into my eyes and gave me a genuine ‘Thank you.’

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Later that week, I spotted an elderly lady hauling a huge suitcase down some stairs – she was clearly struggling. Her face lit up with joy when I offered a hand. She was clearly touched someone had made the effort to assist, and I too walked away with a spring in my step and smile on my face. 

The power of kindness: a ripple effect

In these examples the power of kindness is obvious for the recipient: they were in a moment of need and received assistance. But the power of altruism also extended to me – in fact, one major benefit of kindness is that the love spreads both ways; it’s a win-win situation.

A positive sign: showing kindness is easy and free.

After connecting with these people I felt a sense of Happiness and pride to know I’d made a small but meaningful impact on their day. In fact, this feel-good sensation stayed with me for hours afterwards. Experiencing this feeling has also made it more likely that I’ll carry out more random acts of kindness in the future. 

Likewise, I like to think that the power of kindness can potentially rub off on the people I’ll help out in the future, that they, in turn, will be more likely to assist others. In fact, it turns out that science backs up this kindness ‘ripple effect’. 

“One major benefit of kindness is that the love spreads both ways; it’s a win-win situation.”

A 2018 study focused on employees at a Spanish company. Workers were asked to either a) perform acts of kindness for colleagues, or b) count the number of kind acts they received from coworkers. The results showed that those who received acts of kindness became happier, demonstrating the value of benevolence for the receiver.

However, those who delivered the acts of kindness benefited even more than the receivers. That’s because not only did they show a similar trend towards increased happiness, but they also had an boost in life and job satisfaction, as well as a decrease in depression.

Furthermore, the effects of altruism were contagious. Those colleagues on the receiving end of the acts of kindness ended up spontaneously paying it forward, themselves doing nice things for other colleagues. This study suggests the ripple effect really is one of the benefits of being nice.

Kindness and psychological flourishing

Further studies back up the power of kindness. In another, researchers asked members of the public to either perform acts of kindness – such as opening doors for strangers – for one month, or to perform kind acts for themselves, such as treating themselves to a new purchase. 

The researchers measured the participants’ level of so-called ‘psychological flourishing’ – their emotional, psychological, and social well-being at the start and end of the experiment. By the end, those who had carried out kind acts for others had higher levels of psychological flourishing compared to those who acted kindly towards themselves. Kindly acts also led to higher levels of positive emotions.

Good to give: kindness benefits both the giver and receiver

Meanwhile, another study incorporated cold hard cash to test the powers of altruism. Researchers gave participants either $5 or $20 which they had to spend either on themselves or others before the end of the day. They measured the participants’ happiness levels before giving them the money and then called them on the phone in the evening. The results? Those who had spent the money were happier than those who used the money for their own needs.

The physical effects of kindness

So, science and studies show that being kind and helpful clearly has a positive and uplifting effect on those carrying out the act. But what exactly is happening in the body when you help someone out? Here are four ways keys in which the physical benefits of kindness can be felt.

1. Kindness releases feel-good hormones

When you do kinds acts for other people, so-called happiness hormones are released, boosting your serotonin, the neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of well-being and satisfaction. Endorphin levels also rise, leading to a phenomenon known as a ‘helper’s high‘ (just like what I experienced). 

2. Kindness can reduce anxiety

Another physical benefit of kindness is that it can help to lower anxiety. Social anxiety is associated with low positive affect (PA), which relates to an individual’s experience of positive moods such as joy, interest, and alertness. A four-week study on Happiness from the University of British Columbia found that participants who engaged in kind acts displayed major increases in their PA levels that were maintained during the study duration. 

3. Kindness may help alleviate certain illness

Inflammation in the body is linked to numerous health problems including chronic pain, diabetes, obesity and migraines. For older generations at least, volunteering as an act of kindness may be of benefit to reduce inflammation. In fact, according to one study of older adults aged 57-85, “volunteering manifested the strongest association with lower levels of inflammation.” 

RELATED: Why is volunteering important? These 7 reasons show the benefits

Additionally, oxytocin, also released with acts of kindness, reduces inflammation, and it can directly affect the chemical balance of your heart. According to Dr. David Hamilton, “oxytocin causes the release of a chemical called nitric oxide in blood vessels, which dilates the blood vessels. This reduces blood pressure and therefore oxytocin is known as a ‘cardioprotective’ hormone because it protects the heart (by lowering blood pressure).”

4. Kindness can reduce your stress levels

Helping others takes you out of your own mind and can potentially help to build relationships with other people. Anything that helps you to build bonds with other people is known as ‘affiliative behavior‘.

And, according to one study on the effects of pro-social behavior — action intended to help others  on stress, “affiliative behavior may be an important component of coping with stress and indicate that engaging in pro-social behavior might be an effective strategy for reducing the impact of stress on emotional functioning.”

“Science and studies show that being kind and helpful clearly has a positive and uplifting effect on those carrying out the act.”

Furthermore, once we establish an ‘affiliative connection’ with someone — a relationship of friendship, Love, or other positive bonding — we feel emotions that can boost our immune system. So, it seems continued altruism can boost your happiness and improve relationships and connections, in turn indirectly boosting your health.

Shifting to kindness

So, knowing this, why aren’t people benefiting from the power of kindness? Why aren’t more people making a conscious effort to change the lives of others? 

RELATED: Kindness – a peak inside the power of this simple action

For one, in our fast-paced world, benevolence and compassion often end up taking a back seat to self-interest – and selfies. People don’t seem to take the time to stop and help others or even notice what’s going on as we’re often wrapped up in our own lives.
Helping hand: the power of kindness is proven.
 Also, some people believe that showing kindness and compassion is a weakness and will only lead to being taken advantage of. But, the Truth is, it’s in our Human DNA to show Kindness. In fact, we’re the only mammals with an extended gestation period, and while other animals rely on support for a short period before becoming self-reliant, we depend on the care of our caregivers to provide our needs. Indeed, kindness is fundamental to the Human existence – we’re literally wired for it. 

Kindness is not something that demands hard work or huge amounts of time. It’s something all of us can strive to achieve every day. And, knowing that the power of kindness and its benefits are immense for ourselves and not just the receiver, why wouldn’t you want to help others more?  ●

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Your Light is Much Needed / Perhaps We Never Left The Garden / School Calendar

Your Light
is much needed in this
World.

My Dear Friends,
Words of Scripture
are far more than mere Words
  woven together
long ago.
.
They are the
Divinely Inspired
and Imparted Words
of God.
Let us Thank God
for the Precious Bible,
and for His Words of Truth.
.
Thank You
Father,
for Your Sacred Thoughts,
which Give us Life,
and Hope,
and Wisdom for the Soul.
.
May we keep Your Word
in our Hearts,
and always know 
that it will be well with us.

Negative thoughts
keep us stuck in a
very dark tunnel.

But positive thoughts
enable us
to value what is
Precious
in Life.

Every positive thought
is a Silent Prayer,
that can change your Life.

I cannot express how
amazing
God’s Creations are.

It’s astounding how they can speak,
and without saying a word.

They put a smile
on your face.
They tell a Truth
without saying a thing.

Yes,
they say it best,
when they say nothing
at all.
And so do
we.

They create laughter
that drowns out the crowd.
There’s a Truth
in your eyes
that can put a smile on the
face.

Our Lord
Says it Best,
when His Precious Creations say 
nothing
at all.

Yes,
your Light is much needed
in this World.

Our quality of Life
can be so much more,
with so much
less.

We need
Smiles
and Laughter,
simple sounds of
Joy.

You
will never feel
a more somber feeling of Hallowed Ground,
than when standing in the Presence
of the Lord,
in Prayer.

It is a Beautiful feeling
to be filled with Awareness
and Gratitude
for our Precious
Life.

As we quietly walk
into Heavenly Places
and sleep under the Stars,
we find Peace.
.
And we wonder,
does Heaven look
like this?

My Dear Friend,
It may be Time to change the Story
you tell yourself.

A walk
in a Beautiful Forest
can
change your Story.

The Forests
of God’s Imagination
and Creation
are so Beautiful,
and become more and more Beautiful
every time you see them.
They are just
Magical.
The whole Natural World is
Magical
and absolutely wonderful.

.. Life
can be described
as a sublime experience,
in which Hope and Dreams
come with such clarity,
that you know them
to be True.

Communing with Nature
can have an incredibly
calming effect.
The Natural World
of God
can calm your mind,
put you in a relaxed state,
and help you forget the stress
of everyday Life.

At a time
when you are facing challenges,
it can be helpful
to allow yourself a few
Sacred moments
of calm and Peace.

Let God Say
“I Love You”
in His Own Way.

Enjoy
His Glorious Beauty.
.
Walk His Pathways
to easy release
of all that may trouble
you.

The Road to Salvation
is Simple.
It lies through
the Pathway
of your Heart.
.
It lies through
the Pathway
of
God’s Love.

Life is
amazing. 
.
And Life
is connected to all things
around us.
.
It is connected
to calmness, relaxation
and pure Joy.

Your Life can
simply
become Beautiful. 

Such awareness
simply stirs
the Soul.

You
may feel alone,
and yet you are
connected to all things
around you.
.
You are.
.My Dear Friend, 
if you feel hurt for any reason,
remember,
 Colors return,
and so will the Beautiful Colors
of your Life.

The Sun will glimmer
off the waters
of Life.

People
will be laughing
again.
Amazing Joy
will fill your Heart
 and you
will
feel wonderful.
.
 Yes,
Life’s Colors return.
Just Pray
and be still,
and look for the Sun.
It will
rise again
in your precious
Heart.

 With Prayer
and Faith in our Lord,
you will find strength.
Help others to Heal,
and you will
Heal.
What you give
is always
what you receive.

“What you give today
is what you will receive tomorrow.
What you receive today
is what will be returned tomorrow.
The future stays in the present.”   
– Rhonda Byrne

Spiritual Laws
guide personal fulfillment.
If you want Blessings,
create Blessings for others.
If you seek help,
give
help to someone in need.

Restore Faith
in Human Kindness.

Steeped in the Mystery
of a thousand ages,
is the Truth
that leaves bare
parts of the Soul we tend to keep
covered,
from our own deeper selves.

Do not wast
a precious Lifetime
by repressing the Truth.

Nothing lasts forever.
Life
has a very strong message
for all who take it in and understand
it is very short.
Enjoy the Time you are given
and be at Peace with yourself.
Love
and support each other.

Life
is Beautifully expressed
by our Lord
and OUR Creator.
Your Creation
 is the epitome
of ALL Creation.
.
Your Song
is Forever.
And no one
will ever sing it with
the Perfected Voice and Emotions
coming from the Heart,
as you do.

Goodnight.

Perhaps We Never Left The Garden

by Wm. C. Anderson

You may not fully realize this, but a pesticide free environment produces many beautiful by-products. Our campus is adorned with specimens that are simply breathtaking. I never believe the number of small, intricately designed Creations that exist, until I work outside. Sometimes I simply cannot work because I am so mesmerized by the Beauty I find in Nature.

This beautiful butterfly specimen, or speciwomen, we don’t know, reminds me of many wonderful Teachers I have known over the years – Beautiful and a little worse for the wear. The brave are always battered. The scars they bear are the medals they wear. And yes, they are for courage and being there for your Child, far and above the call of duty. I am reminded of the quote: “God will examine your life not for medals, diplomas or degrees, but for battle scars. What nobler Medal of Honor could any Godly person seek than the scars of service.”

You may want to thank a Teacher, if you can find one still able to walk and speak coherently.

Our landscaping friends and neighbors at the Color Ranch, just down the road from us, have truly performed miracles. I include photos of their work at the school. Our Heartfelt thanks to Janis Gish, pictured left, and her wonderful staff,  who were responsible for the many improvements.

The photo of our two bird friends reminds me of, “With this ring I thee take” as they argue over seed we provide. And I thought you may want to see another new bird bath, very popular with the winged types. Now, if I can just keep the children out.

And I snapped a photo of a particularly beautiful specimen of what I believe is a Colored Bunting. What do you think?

And finally, I challenge you to find a more beautiful work of art in the Modern Art Museum (a favorite destination of our students) than the moth photographed on the back deck of the school. If you study this Beauty carefully, you may see what I am saying.

I am simply stunned by the Beauty all around.

Try to take some time with your Child to admire the Magnificence of Life. Perhaps we never left the Garden of Eden. Mankind just sprayed insecticides all over the place and destroyed the evidence.

 

Knowledge is power
and LIFE.

School Calendar

2022-23
Please check back regularly
for any amendments that may occur.

First Semester
Sept. 6 – December 16   2022

Sept. 6 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 10 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 21 – 25                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 16                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 3 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 16  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 20  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 13 – 17                           Spring Break Holiday
April 7 & 10                           Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays

May 15 & 16 (Mon. & Tue.)     Shakespeare Performances were at 6:30 p.m. at School. These were outstanding outdoor performances. Our congratulations to all performers for wonderful productions. Special THANKS to Geanie Phillips,
Ronnie Phillips, Stanley Cooper and Sadie Sibb for their Beautiful Contributions. And a Thank You to everyone for coming to our Performances.

We especially appreciate Robert Clover-Brown for his outstanding work as Director.

.May 26 (Friday)            Last Day of Spring Semester

School Calendar

2023-24
Please check back regularly
for any amendments that may occur.

First Semester
Sept. 5 – December 22   2023

Sept. 5 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 9 (Monday)                     Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 20 – 24                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 22                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 9 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 15  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 20  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 11 – 15                           Spring Break Holiday
March 29 & April1                  Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 24                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison.“
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

The most Precious Gift
is Life.

 

Love
is
Life.

You
are Forever in my
Heart.

 

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Awaken the Power Within / Nutrient Turns Cancer Cells Into HEALTHY Cells / School Calendar.

Through Prayer,
we become Empowered 
by God.

Through Prayer, 
we connect to the Source
of Life
and Love.

Our Prayers
Profoundly
change our thoughts,
our feelings and our
Destiny.

When we tap into
the Power of Prayer,
we awaken the Power
within.

The Power
of the Lord
is inherent in Prayer.
According to the Bible,
the Power of Prayer
is
the Power of God,
who answers Prayer.

Our Lord God Almighty
can do ALL things;
there is nothing impossible for Him
(Luke 1:37).

We experience
the Power of Prayer
when we invite Heaven ‘s Resources
to intervene in our Earthly situation.
And Heaven’s Resources are
unlimited.

When we Pray
we are inviting our Omnipotent God
into the equation
and asking Him to do something
about our circumstance.

There is
freedom, Peace, and security
through communication with
God.

.We experience
profound calmness.
 A strong, calm, reassuring 
feeling
embraces our Heart.

There is
a Joyful Truth
found in the mind,
  brought about by the Love
found in Prayer.

 Knowing
that there are so many
Kind people
all across our World,
brightens up each Day.
It gives us Hope
for the future of our World.

 We become
beyond Grateful,
when we awake
from the Dream
we become.

Time heals.
Hold on,
and
be kind to yourself.
Do little things for yourself
throughout the day.

What our World needs
is Kindness, Laughter
and Love.
.
Then,
everything will stop,
like the wind.

Life is precious
my Dear Friends.

The Universe
is present in our
Hearts.

You are deeply Loved,
you are Truly valued,
and you have great purpose. 
.
Have Faith.
Everything
is possible.

Life
is full of Beauty.
There are
Beautiful things to look
forward to.
Stay strong.
God will
always
be with you.

The healthy Human Heart
needs
not only a healthy diet,
it needs
awareness,
that
Love does exist.
.
It Lives
in every Flower,
in every Leaf,
in every blade of Grass.
It Lives
in you.

Many studies
show that immersing oneself
in Nature,
can have a profound and positive impact
on our mental health and well-being.
God’s Natural World
will
reduce stress and anxiety levels.
.
A soothing combination
of singing Birds
and Beautiful Flowers
is
effective in promoting relaxation
and a sense of inner
Tranquility.

A look
at God’s Beautiful World
will allow you to focus
on the present moment,
and appreciate all the Beauty
God Gifts to you
in His Natural World.
.
His World
is Amazing.
There is so Much Love
and so much Truth
in His Holy Word
and
His Beautiful World.

Open your eyes.
Open your Heart.
God is in this Life.
The Light of His Love
 is also your own Light,
your own Love,
your own Beauty.

Your Compassion
truly touches the Heart and Soul.
The Blessings
you bestow on others,
will be bestowed
on you.
Love
has a way of easing
the mind and body.
It is amazing
how Caring for others
can have such a profound effect
on our well-being.

The Holy Word 
of God,
will guide you in the
Right Direction.
Forgive yourself and let go
of your past.
You are Deeply Loved.
Be Thankful
and enjoy the
now.
.
Thank you
for Blessing our Earth
with your precious presence.
You are deeply Loved,
appreciated, and worthy
of anything and everything
you wish.
.
Goodnight.

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The little-known nutrient
that turns cancer cells
back into healthy cells

Recent research suggests that a little-known phytochemical – called apigenin – is a powerful anti-cancer agent. In fact, it can actually transform cancer cells back into healthy cells.

Let me explain…

Your body is protected by a protein called p53 that’s a natural tumor suppressor. Unfortunately, p53 can’t stop cancer on its own. But that’s where apigenin comes in.

In Dr. Fred Pescatore’s Essential Cancer Protocol, he explains that apigenin is able to activate p53. And he adds, “This lowers cancer cells’ resistance to chemotherapy and improves responses to treatment.”

But apigenin fights cancer in another important way…

Dr. Pescatore cites a study that shows how apigenin blocks vascular endothelial growth factor. This prohibits angiogenesis – a technical term for the new blood vessels that tumors grow to feed themselves.

“In other words,” Dr. Pescatore says, “apigenin starves malignant tumors, stopping cancer development.” And there’s even more research to back-up apigenin’s cancer-fighting abilities.

Turning cancer cells back into normal cells

According to another breakthrough study cited by Dr. Pescatore, apigenin restores a normal life cycle to cancer cells – literally, turning cancer cells back into normal cells.

He says, “This gives malignant cells a different set of ‘instructions’ that makes them vulnerable to programmed cell death, when they otherwise wouldn’t be.”

In all these ways, apigenin helps to prevent and treat cancer. But it’s also been shown to reduce the likelihood of cancer recurrence.

Dr. Pescatore cites a study that observed 29 patients who underwent surgery for colon cancer. Of the study group, 15 took a 20 mg apigenin supplement and 14 took a placebo. Four years later, three participants in the placebo group had a recurrence of their cancer, but everyone in the apigenin group remained in remission!

It’s no wonder why Dr. Pescatore calls apigenin “an uncommonly powerful anticancer agent.”

So how can you increase your apigenin levels? Well, it all starts with your diet.

Turn dinnertime into a cancer-defeating, apigenin powerhouse

If you enjoy chamomile tea, indulge all you like because chamomile is a rich source of apigenin. In fact, Dr. Pescatore believes that this tea’s famous calming effect is almost certainly due to its apigenin content.

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First Semester
Sept. 5 – December 22   2023

Sept. 5 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 9 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 20 – 24                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 22                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 9 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 15  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 20  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 11 – 15                           Spring Break Holiday
March 29 & April1                  Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 24                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison.“
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

The most Precious Gift
is Life.

You
are Forever in my
Heart.

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Where Truest Love Lives / Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life / Shakespeare Play / School Calendar.

“Love is Life.
And if you miss Love,
you miss Life.”
– Leo Buscaglia

Prayer
helps us open the Doorway
to the Place where Truest Love
Lives.

The Blessing
of our Faith
leads us to the Door,
and
God Opens it.

And there Love is,
waiting and ready
to be gentled into
our Life.

Prayer
is anointed of God
and Blesses us.

The anointing of God
is the Holy Spirit.
He flows as a River of Love,
from the Throne of Grace,
through the Hearts of Believers,
bringing Life and Love
to all.

Prayer
is the Vocabulary of
Pure Love.

Our Conversations with
God
make us relaxed and calm.
.
And as Prayer prepares us
for our Tomorrow,
the Melody of this moment
 becomes so soothing and calming,
that we enter the Future
and our Hearts are directed
to the Soul
of Salvation.

 To God be the Glory
for having such Beautiful Nature
in this World.

Our Lord
will continue to be a Source of Inspiration
amidst the ebb and flow
of Life.

The mountains of doubt,
the endless sea of suffering,
and the scorching Sun of sorrows
will end,
as God Reveals Himself
from within
you.

The Beauty
of the deep emotion
Life evokes,
unites people from all places
on Earth. 
Let us
never forget this is who we really are,
our Common Humanity.
.
Our Spirits
are carried along by the Beauty
of our Being,
floating up and drifting down,
and taken where they belong
by the swelling of our
Hearts.

It reminds us of
Home.
Reminds us
that the ground upon which
we walk,
is where we are supposed to be,
where God has Chosen
for us to be,
until our Souls
can Fly once more.

Love
unites all cultures
in the same shared emotion.

Every atom
of our fiber
is dancing.
The Universe is dancing.
Every Living Creation
is alive with ecstasy,
going where the dance
is taking them.

  Every Life
becomes enamored of the Sun,
rising and setting
in the Heart
of everyone.

Nature
surrounds you
like an Lotus Flower.

From the bottom of my Heart,
my strongest wish
is to see Love
Triumph.

In every Life,
there is a bit of flowing
sand.

To feel
what was lost,
and what will be found,
Pray.

My Dear Friends,
WE
have to learn to Love again.
Only Love
can save our Planet,
only Love can heal Time,
only Love will give us
Inner Freedom,
and Peace.

From the comfort of the
womb,
we fall into the restless World
of Reality
with a scream.
And the way back
is but a Dream.
The Heritage
of our precious Planet
is pure Beauty.
It
 will bring anyone
with an awakened Heart,
to Peace and Love.
.
Our World 
is a rare and wonderful Gift
to us all.
.
Let us give Thanks
to the Divine Spirit
for all that is Given.
The Words
of our Lord
are filled
with Truth and Love.
.
Close your eyes
and Pray.

The music of this moment
unites us.
And God
anoints us.

Goodnight.

 

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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

Author: Ray C. Stedman
The section of the book of Ecclesiastes to which we come this morning deals with the mysteries, the strange enigmas, that confront us in many of the situations we go through in Life, the situations which make us ask the ever-recurring question,
“Why?
Why should this happen to me?”

Some of you who have been young as long as I have remember Victor Herbert‘s song, written many years ago, Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life. His solution to the question of the mystery of Life was Love: “For it is love alone for which the world is seeking; and it is love alone which can repay.” But our Searcher, King Solomon, in his quest to understand the riddles of Life, does not agree with that. He found that the secret of Life is significance, meaningfulness, a sense of contentment about one’s Life. That is where the answers lie.

This section, beginning with Verse 16 of Chapter 8, marks the last of the four major divisions of the Book of Ecclesiastes. From here to the end of the Book the author does not bring us anything new. He simply repeats and enlarges upon the claim which he has made all along, that the significance of Life is found only in a daily contact with a Living God. In this section he would remind us that we are to take Life as it comes and not try to understand everything about it. Here he gives us four good reasons for not trying to solve all the problems and answer all the questions that Life throws at us.

The first reason is found in the close of Chapter 8, beginning with Verse 16:

When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night one’s eyes see sleep; then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out; even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out. (Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 RSV)

The Searcher’s claim is quite clear: Life is too complicated, too vast, too filled with conflicting elements for any one of us to figure out all the answers. Even sleepless toil will not solve all Life’s mysteries. Though we stay up all night and day, trying to think through and understand the complicated events that bring to pass the circumstances of our lives, we will never fully understand.

The Bible attaches no stigma to trying to understand Life. Rather, the pursuit of knowledge is everywhere encouraged in Scripture. We must never adopt the attitude of anti-intellectualism that characterizes some segments of Christianity today. The mind does matter. We are to reason and think about what God is doing and what Life gives us. But we must always remember, as the argument makes clear here, that no matter how much we try to think about life, mysteries will still remain. We do not have enough data, nor do we have enough ability to see Life in its totality to answer all the questions. We must be content with some degree of mystery.

Though these words were written by the wisest man of the ancient world, a man who had gained a reputation for wisdom throughout his entire reign as King of Israel, yet he admits that man cannot know all the answers. He even says that diligence in labor will not unravel life’s mysteries: “However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out.” We will still be left knitting our brows, scratching our heads, asking the Eternal, “Why?“

Even when men claim to know the answers behind what happens to us, they are really only deceiving themselves. This is a tremendous statement. Many people are unwilling to accept the Truth of Scripture until they can understand everything in it. But if you are waiting for that you will never make it. Although this book was written almost 2,500 years ago, it is still True, even in our age of advanced knowledge, that no one can find all the answers.

Today, many hope that the computer will solve the mysteries of Life. The great Hope of Humanity today seems to center around this remarkable invention, the computer, with its ability to do far more than a single Human mind can comprehend. I am not denigrating the marvel of computer science; it has changed the whole course of our age. But even these great computers, with their ability to compress knowledge into micro-chips containing information which once could only have been printed, perhaps, in whole libraries, nevertheless are still not going to solve all the problems of Life. Life is just too complicated.

When you think about your own Life, about how many of the things that have happened to you have been determined by events over which you had no control, and which had to fall together in a certain pattern before they could ever have come to pass, events you could not have anticipated, you can see how true these words are. No one can find out all the answers. Luis Palau has often remarked about the many events that had to come together for he and I ever to have met, almost a quarter of a century ago, in a city in northern Argentina. We met in a rather simple way, yet that event changed both of our lives. That meeting eventually launched him into a worldwide evangelistic ministry, and thousands upon thousands have come to Christ as a result of it. How could that happen? As far as Luis was concerned, it all hung upon a simple decision to go or not to go to a meeting one evening. How can we understand that strange merging of simplicity and complexity? The Quoheleth argues that Life is too complicated for us ever to answer all the questions and understand all the mysteries. We must learn to cry with the Apostle Paul, “O, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His Judgments and how inscrutable His Ways!” (Romans 11:31 RSV)

The Quoheleth has a second argument, in Chapter 9, Verse 1, which reflects that very word which we have just quoted from Paul:

But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is Love or hate man does not know. (Ecclesiastes 9:1a RSV)

“I have been meditating on this, observing, seeking and thinking about it,” he says. “I have come to the conclusion that even though we may understand that we are in the Hand of God, nevertheless it is difficult to know from the events that happen to us whether we have His approval or His disapproval.“

This has been stated several times already in this book. We saw that prosperity is not always a sign that God is particularly Happy about you; even the wicked prosper sometimes. Adversity, on the other hand, is not always a sign that you are being punished by God. The book of Job is proof of that. Job’s three tormentors, whom he called his “friends,” were convinced that what was happening to him was a sign that God was angry at him and was punishing him for sin. But by the end of the book it is clear they are totally wrong in that Judgment. All suffering, all personal problems, do not always come — although sometimes they do — as a result of God’s disapproval of things in our lives.

So again, we must learn to live with Mystery. We are not smart enough, we do not see enough, we do not understand enough. None of our vaunted technological equipment will answer all the questions. Eventually we must agree with God’s words, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways,” (Isaiah 55:8). That is one of the most difficult lessons to learn in life. We think that because God tells us certain things about himself we can figure out what he is going to do. We must resist that; we cannot. “For as the Heavens are higher than the Earth, so are My ways Higher than your ways and My Thoughts than your thoughts,” (Isaiah 55:9). God will never be false to his character; he will never contradict what he said. We are just not smart enough to always figure it out or anticipate it.

Beginning at this latter part of Verse 1 and running through Verse 6 is a section in which the Searcher confronts death as the ultimate mystery of Life. This is a rather gloomy section. In reading through this book many of you, perhaps, have noted that the Author seems to be preoccupied with the thought of death. We are not used to that today. We Live in a time when people are very busily trying to forget about death. We have devised all kinds of means by which we can, temporarily at least, maintain the illusion that Life is going to go on forever. But the Scriptures are very Honest and realistic about Life, consequently they frequently face the fact of death. We see that in this passage:

Everything before them [us] is vanity [emptiness] since one fate comes to all, to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good man, so is the sinner; and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that one fate [one event] comes to all; also the Hearts of men are full of evil, and madness is in their Hearts while they Live, and after that they go to the dead. (Ecclesiastes 9:1b-3 RSV)

His statement, basically, is that death is the great equalizer. No matter whether we are righteous or unrighteous, good, bad or indifferent, death is going to come to all. Death is the great proof that there is something wrong about Humanity; it forces us to face reality.

As a Pastor, I have noticed that some people, non-Christians, especially, are very uncomfortable at funerals. They are nervous and edgy; they want to get it over quickly and get back to their local bar, their comfortable living room, or whatever. In observing that phenomenon, I have asked myself what is it about funerals that makes them so nervous? The answer I came to is that a funeral is one event where one can no longer escape ultimate reality. A funeral is proof that we are not in control of our own lives. Very few of us would choose to die if we had any way of preventing it, yet there is going to be an end to our existence. This is what makes people uncomfortable and anxious to get back to the comfortable illusions of Life.

The fact that death comes to both good and bad, therefore, according to the argument here, forces us to face the evil within us. Notice where this Searcher comes out: “Also the Hearts of men are full of evil, and madness is in their Hearts while they live” (Verse 3b). That is the reason for death. According to the Scriptures, death comes because of sin: “Sin came into the world … and death through sin,” (Romans 5:12). Death spread throughout humanity because there is evil in us.

Our own personal death is the hard, harsh, square peg that refuses to fit into all the round holes we plan for our future; it is the sand in our oyster that irritates us and makes our spirits protest against it. Why should we learn all these great lessons of Life and, just when we have learned them we must give them all up and there is no opportunity to exercise them? Something about that makes us protest.

If we have been brought up to believe the Universal lie of our day — which is being flung at us all the time through the media — that we deserve to Live, then this constantly approaching termination of our Life reminds us that that is not so. In the eyes of the God of the Universe we do not deserve to Live. If we are allowed Life beyond death it is a Gift of God’s Grace, not something we have earned ourselves. Something in us deserves to die; that is what universal death declares.

That fact is what makes everybody essentially Religious. This is why man cannot live like an animal. Even those who claim atheism, and attempt to act and live as though there were no God, give evidence from time to time that they do not really believe that. Beyond death is something someone — they do not know who or what — waiting for them, so they cannot be comfortable with the idea of atheism. They have to find some answer to the problems of Life, and death is what forces them to do that.

I ran across an article the other day by Brooks Alexander, of the Spiritual Counterfeits group in Berkeley, which had a marvelous statement about this very theme of death. Let me share it with you:

Just as death is, Humanly speaking, a final and total separation, so the awareness of that end shatters our attempt to find some sense or value in the pattern of life here and now.

When people try to Live only for this Life, when all their values are centered here and they see nothing beyond this, they are never able to solve any of the riddles or questions of Life. The thing that constantly intrudes upon them is the fact of death; they cannot find any final philosophy that comforts and satisfies them when they think of death.

Brooks Alexander continues:

As that final entropy creeps backward into our every experience, it brings with it a conviction of brokenness, anxiety and alienation that penetrates to the heart of our being. All religion ultimately is an attempt to come to terms with the pervasive and insidious fragmentation of our lives that is introduced by the prospective certainty of death.

Somehow we sense this even though we will not talk about it. We have to try to find an answer, and that is what makes us Religious. He goes on:

Humanity cannot therefore escape a religious response to its condition, because individual Humans can never escape the fact that they must die. This religious response is specifically a groping for some ground of unity that will enable us to grasp an unknown harmony beyond the brittle disintegration of meaning that fractures all our Hopes and pleasures.

Those insightful statements simply mean that we are restless and unhappy until we find an answer beyond ourselves that will give some unity to our Life both now and in that which may follow. Therefore we become Religious Beings. This has been a rather gloomy passage, I admit, but it is one that we must face if we are going to be realistic about events.

Notice how Quoheleth, then, continues:

But he who is joined with all the living has Hope [that is, while there’s Life there’s Hope], for a living dog is better than a dead lion [there is no arguing with that]. For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and they have no more for ever any share in all that is done under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 RSV)

 

This, of course, does not mean there is no Life after death. This is clearly written from the perspective of this Life, “under the sun.”  From that perspective, when people die they cannot return; all the glamour, the joy, satisfaction, peace and Happiness that this Life can afford is forever ended once we leave it. There is no question about that, and that is all that this is stating. So if we are going to get anything out of Life, if our present existence is to have any meaning at all, it must be found now; that is his argument. Do not waste your Life, do not run after every titillating experience, every empty pleasure that Life may fling at you, trying to lose yourself in a merry round of forgetfulness. Use Life; that is his argument. Fill it to the full, discover its purpose now, for whatever meaning Life may have it must be found right now.

So we are not to seek after comfort, but significance. What are you Living for? That is his question. What are you dying for? What is the purpose of your existence? I would urge every one of us individually to come to an answer to that. Why are you here? What is it all about? If Life has any purpose at all it must be found in what happens now. The attempt of this book is to bring us to the answer to that, to help us to see what that purpose is.

Once again the Searcher comes to the conclusion, which he has come to many times already in this book, but which he expresses most fully in Verses 7-10:

Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do.

Let your garments be always white; let not oil be lacking on your head.

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. (Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 RSV)

“Sheol” means “the grave.” It does not, in this reference at least, mean “hell.” It means “the grave,” the end of Life.

Verse 7 is a most remarkable verse, because, in it, there is a statement of what we call in the New Testament the “New Covenant,” God’s new provision for Living. It is clear from the New Testament that God has given us a Gift of approval, of righteousness. Because we already have that by Faith, we are freed, no longer do we have to struggle vainly to try to please God; we live in a way that does please him because we have already been accepted and approved by Him.

Notice how clearly that is stated here in Verse 7: “Go and eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do.” This is a recognition, even in the Old Testament, of a relationship of Righteousness that has already been established. It is True that basis was laid in our Lord’s coming into this world at the Christmas season, and in his subsequent death and resurrection. Yet it is applied to all the people in the Old Testament, as well as in the New, who had Faith in what God declared, who Believed His Word, and, thus were given the Gift of Righteousness just as we are. Here the Quoheleth faces that as the real basis for Life. If you want to find significance in your Life, if you want to find deep meaning, peace and contentment, this is the basis of it: Believe what God has given you already, and then, on that basis, live your Life to the full. Fill it with all that is of value, reason and worth.

Let your garments be always white… (Ecclesiastes 9:8 RSV)

White garments are a symbol in Scripture of practical righteousness, of good deeds being done which flow out of this new relationship that is already true. Let not oil be lacking on your head. Oil is always the symbol of the Holy Spirit at work. So here is a Life filled with the Spirit, full of good works, flowing out of the realization that we are already accepted by God. That is the new basis for Living. That is what Paul is talking about in Romans: “Sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law [with its demand that you measure up before God will accept you], but under Grace [with its marvelous provision of righteousness as a gift],” (Romans 6:14). It is yours for the taking, though you do not deserve it, and by it you are rendered fully accepted and Loved by God.

So the right living follows that, and thus he encourages us here to live a normal Life. Enjoy Life with the wife whom you Love, all the days of your Life. God likes that. He ordained marriage for that very reason, and it is right to enjoy the fullness of marriage, its companionship, its conjugal joys. And then, enjoy your God-given work. Work is not a curse, it is not something we are forced to do in order to keep alive. Work is a Blessing. In these days of increasing unemployment many are rediscovering the fact that it is a pleasant thing to have work to do. Do it with all your might; that is the way to enjoy it. Throw yourself into it, do not just get through it the best you can so you can get home and start enjoying yourself. The modern proverb says, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is ready for the weekend!” Many of us Live, or seek to Live, that way, but that is not the Biblical way. The Biblical approach is that work is given to you as a Gift of God, so enjoy it; do it with all your might, because it is God’s gift to you.

Do we Live like this?

We who are Christians, we who know the reality of the gift of righteousness and have discovered the secret of contentment, of being able to handle even difficult conditions because of the Joy that God imparts to us by his presence within, have we begun to live this way?

I have to ask myself that. Is there an aura of Peace about all that I do? When people look into my eyes do they see a Heart at rest, at Peace? When they look into yours, do they see that? Watch the eyes of people who are filling the stores in this busy commercial time and you will so often see emptiness, loneliness, misery and heartache reflected. But Christians are called to be a manifestation of a different way of life, of a secret that others do not know. There is to be calmness, a Peace, a consciousness about us that no matter what happens it is never going to be too bad or too difficult because we have with us a God who will enable us to handle it. Do we view life that way?

What is your view of your approaching death?

Do you have some sense of anticipation about it, with the awareness that beyond death is the final explanation of all the unanswered, unexplained questions of life? I became a Christian when I was 11 years old. Like all young boys, I faced Life then with mixed feelings of both anticipation and dread. But one thing I have always wanted to do was to grow old. God has answered that Prayer. Now, as I near the end, I can say that looking ahead is a time filled with Happy anticipation that God is going to answer all the questions which I have had to leave unanswered, because the full meaning of this present experience will never be brought out until death intervenes. Then will come all the answers, abundantly, satisfyingly, fully.

That is the Christian perspective of Life. If we succumb to the empty view of the worldlings around us we too will find ourselves all ajitter, frustrated, feeling bitter, angry and upset with our circumstances. But these words call us to the realization that the meaning of Life can never be found by trying to solve all the problems. Rather, it is by Trust in the Living God, who knows what He is doing and is working out His strange purposes through our existence, teaching us all we need to know as we go on through, so that our eyes should reflect the Peace of God and our Hearts respond with Joy at the promises that await fulfillment yet to come.

Prayer

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God our Father, filling all the empty places of our Lives, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit, answering all the unanswered questions, be our experience not only this day but through all these days that lie ahead. In the name of Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

Author: Ray C. Stedman

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School Calendar

2022-23
Please check back regularly
for any amendments that may occur.

First Semester
Sept. 6 – December 16   2022

Sept. 6 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 10 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 21 – 25                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 16                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 3 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 16  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 20  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 13 – 17                           Spring Break Holiday
April 7 & 10                           Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays

May 15 & 16 (Mon. & Tue.)     Shakespeare Performances were at 6:30 p.m. at School. These were outstanding outdoor performances. Our congratulations to all performers for wonderful productions. Special THANKS to Geanie Phillips,
Ronnie Phillips, Stanley Cooper and Sadie Sibb for their Beautiful Contributions. And a Thank You to everyone for coming to our Performances.

We especially appreciate Robert Clover-Brown for his outstanding job as Director.

.May 26 (Friday)            Last Day of Spring Semester

School Calendar

2023-24
Please check back regularly
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First Semester
Sept. 5 – December 22   2023

Sept. 5 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 9 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 20 – 24                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 22                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 9 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 15  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 20  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 11 – 15                           Spring Break Holiday
March 29 & April1                  Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 24                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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and provided for educational purposes.

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The Anderson Private School.

“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison.“
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

The most Precious Gift
is Life.

 

Love
is
Life.

You
are Forever in my
Heart.

 

 

 

.

 

This Moment / 7 Ways to Find Happiness / Shakespeare Play / School Calendars.

In this moment,
someone is crying,
others are smiling,
someone else is Hoping
for
Tomorrow 
to be a better Day.

Happiness
can come.

Focusing your attention
on what makes us
Happy,
makes you look at
the positive aspects
of Life.

You
are not alone
in the vast reaches of 
the Universe.

Through Prayer,
we are gently pulled
into a Blissful state of Peace,
where the Mind and Spirit
can find rest.

Trust in the Divine.
You will find Peace,
and Love,
and Happiness.

The stress
in Life
can simply melt away,
as you find Peace
in Knowing
the Love of God.
.
Take
this moment to find something
to put your mind at ease.

Nobody
can bring you Peace,
but yourself.

Waking up
is a Blessing.

Soothing Music,
Beautiful Memories,
and Connecting with Friends,
will wash away your worries
and calm your mind.

Feeding Your Life
with Thoughtfulness for others,
will distract your Mind
from negative feelings,
as you fill other Precious Lives
with Sacred Cups of Love
overflowing.

As you Bless
other Precious Lives,
you Bless
your Living Soul.

You
do not have to suffer,
or be sad.
.
Love
is singing Happily in your ear,
even if you do not hear it.
.
Do not harbor doubt
about yourself.
You
are a Child
of God.
Lift yourself up
and Believe in yourself,
and God.

Thank the Lord
for all His Blessings and Mercy.
Thank Him
for everything.

God Loves
you.
Get up early.
Watch the moment
go from darkness
to Light.
Love is in the Light.

“Your Heart
is where your Inner Light resides.
It is part of every Sacred Journey
to reconnect with your Inner Light,
step into your Divinity,
spread the Light of Love before you,
return to the Essence of Love,
and Inspire others
to do the same.” 
– Molly Friedenfeld
.
The Day
will come,
when Dreams come True,
when you are at Peace with yourself
and your surroundings.

Life
is full of Joy
and Hope
and Light.
.
Open
your eyes.
And open
your Heart.

Trust in yourself
and
Trust in the Lord.
Have Faith.

Ask
the Lord
for His Guidance.
You
will be doing
the right things.
.

Touch others
with your Heart,
and feel the Love 
you have not felt.

Sharing
your Love
is Truly relaxing.
.
It gives you strong emotional Peace
and Tranquility,
and invites you to move on, 
and Live with such Passion
that you forget the past,
no matter how wrong it may have been.

When we have

Beautiful feelings of Love
for Life,
and Thank the Lord,
who has accompanied us
 on the Path of Life, 
we Live Happily 
and see just how
Beautiful
Life is.

.
The Light of Love
is powerful.

 Sharing Love
reminds us that we are all
Divine Beings.
.
We are connected
through Threads of Love and Light,
where Miracles and Infinite possibilities
can occur within our
Divine Humanity.

 Love
is just so Beautiful.

God
Loves a Loving Heart.

We need Peace
in Life.
With so little Peace
left in the World,
our Kindness to others
will give moments to remember,
and Hope
for Tomorrow.

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7 Ways to Find Happiness
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By Power of Positivity
Published on April 22, 2020
Last modified March 21, 2022

Walk into any bookstore, and you’ll probably have no trouble finding a plethora of books about the ways to find happiness. However, with so many viewpoints and ideas about what can make us happy, how do we know what is right? In reality, people derive Happiness from different things, but we can all probably agree on some basics to becoming happier.

The most crucial part of finding the keys to happiness lies in remembering that we already possess the tools to unlock the door. Within our consciousness, we can tap into a place where we always feel happy, regardless of what’s happening outside of us.

We’ve been tricked from an early age into thinking that the latest TV, a bigger house, or a more beautiful car will finally make us feel happy. Or, maybe we need another relationship, a fresh start in a new city, or a nice massage to discover happiness. While these may bring us short-term joy, the only real happiness will come when you decide that you control your emotions. If you always give the power to things outside yourself to make you happy, you’ll find that happiness will escape your grasp every time the initial excitement fades.

Below, we’ll go over some basic ways to find Happiness without making drastic changes to your Life.

Here are seven ways to find real Happiness (without changing your Life):

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
– Aristotle

1 – Be kind to yourself and others.

If you want to find real happiness, it starts with how you treat yourself. You can’t expect to feel happy if you eat poorly, don’t exercise, don’t get sunlight, make little time for self-care, and don’t prioritize sleep. Being kind to yourself means you’ll find it easier to show kindness to others, too. As they say, you can’t pour from an empty cup.

Engage in positive self-talk and treat yourself as you would your best friend. If you wouldn’t say mean things to your friend, don’t tell them to yourself, either. Simply look at yourself in the mirror and realize that you deserve only the best, and self-deprecating language will not serve you in the long run.

Also, Happiness, when spread, makes the world a much brighter place. Small acts of kindness such as leaving sweet notes for strangers, donating money to charities, and holding the door for someone can turn a person’s day around. Studies have shown that people who perform random acts of kindness feel Happier in their daily lives, so give it a try! Making others feel good will inevitably boost your mood as well.

2 – Express gratitude for what you do have.

The Happiest people focus on everything that they do have, not what they lack. If you only put your attention on the things you still need, you will never have enough. You attract what you think about, so if you always focus on everything going wrong, you’ll only invite more of that into your Life. However, if you instead shift your attention to everything positive in your Life, more of that will come your way.

Here are just a few things most of us could put on our gratitude list:

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• Good health
• Running water
• Food on the table every day
• Our homes
• The Loved ones in our lives
• Our livelihoods which allow us to buy what we need
• Waking up this morning

Want to find happiness instantly? Just look around at everything you have and know that some people feel Happy with much less than you do. Wake up every morning feeling that you have it all, and you will boost your energy levels without having to change anything.

3 – Pay attention to your thoughts.

Most of us run on autopilot, never paying attention to the thoughts inside our heads. However, if we did, we’d probably find that most of those thoughts don’t serve us very well. Our monkey minds have a hard time focusing on the present moment, wanting instead to shift to the past or future. However, if our minds can never rest in the now, we will go our whole lives not knowing the Peace of diving into the still waters of real awareness.

How can we find happiness by paying attention to our thoughts? If you meditate, you will start to notice the Peace between each idea, and realize that your feelings don’t have to control you. Happiness comes from surrendering to this Peace and letting go of the need to analyze and ruminate all the time. Our minds have a lot of power, but most of us don’t tap into their true potential.

Studies have proven the many benefits of meditation, from boosting your mood to improving focus to even rewiring your brain! Meditation can bring a sense of Peace in even the busiest, most demanding lifestyles. So, if you want to find happiness without changing your circumstances, you need only to go within and improve yourself. By doing this, your outer World will inevitably shift as your frequency increases.

4 – To find real happiness, surround yourself with positive people.

Being in the company of only Debby Downers will surely bring your mood down as well. We tend to take on the energies of those around us, so if you surround yourself with positive people, your mood will begin to change too. Studies have shown that Happiness is contagious, so if you have a healthy social circle full of uplifting people, they can easily bring you out of even the worst funk!

While this tip might require some changes, you don’t have to do anything drastic. Simply look at the people you surround yourself with, and if anyone affects you negatively, try to limit your time with them. Put more effort into the friendships and relationships that genuinely add value to your Life.

5 – Plan out healthy meals for the week.

With so many sources for healthy recipes nowadays, you can whip up different dishes each week that will keep your taste buds and your body happy. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune, either. Food makes us Happy because it provides us with sustenance as well as comfort. However, it can also have the opposite effect if you don’t fuel your body with the right foods.

Try to plan out your meals in advance each week so that you know exactly what you need at the store and how much you’ll spend. You will find that you feel better eating fresher foods that you prepare yourself, and you’ll save time by meal prepping.

Studies have shown that a balanced diet can lessen feelings of depression as well, so make sure to feed your body what it needs to thrive!

6 – Carve out time each day for yourself.

Even if you only have 15 minutes a day, try to plan out some time where you have the freedom to do things you enjoy. Whether that means painting, drawing, writing, singing, or just sitting alone with your thoughts, we all need a little time to unwind. Have a routine each night after you put the kids to the bed where you can express yourself and let out any pent up energy throughout the day. You can journal or meditate to release any stress or negativity, and after a while, you’ll start to notice how this helps your mindset.

7 – Realize that you have everything you need to find happiness.

This world makes us feel as though we always need something else to make us Happy. Truthfully, we have everything we need within us already. If you let outside circumstances control your moods, you will make yourself subject to the ebbs and flows of Life. However, true happiness lies in our ability to ride the waves and accept the ever-changing nature of Life. Instead of being a boat tossed around by a storm, learn to dive beneath the turbulence where the waters remain calm.

By shifting your mindset and realizing that you have the power to control your thoughts, nothing in life can touch you. Happiness doesn’t mean accumulating money, or stamps on our passports. All of these things can fade, but our consciousness lives on forever. Spend your time building up your inner strength and Peace, and you will not feel as powerless in the face of our changing World.

Final thoughts on how to find happiness without changing your Life:

In reality, happiness doesn’t have to come at the cost of our sanity, money, or time. You can find happiness right in your mind if you want to. By taking care of your health, being kind to yourself and others, expressing gratitude, watching your thoughts, and being around positive people, you can find Happiness. You can also find it by realizing you already have it, knowing that it can never really leave you.

We will leave you with this powerful quote:

“A disciplined mind leads to Happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.”
– Dalai Lama:

 

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